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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.07.2009 (43) Date of publication: 16.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/24 (21) Application number: 08832881.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04R 1/22(2006.01) H04R 1/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/075686 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/042383 (02.04.2009 Gazette 2009/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 27.09.2007 US 852903 (71) Applicant: Bose Corporation Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9168 (US)	(72) Inventors: BASTYR, Kevin Somerville Massachusetts 02144 (US) FUKUSHIMA, Hidehiko Yokohama-Shi Kanagawa-Ken 225-0002 (JP) (74) Representative: Brunner, Michael John  Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)